穷当益坚
Traditional: 窮當益堅Dictionary entry
poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
What does 穷当益坚 mean?
穷当益坚 (qióng dāng yì jiān) has the following dictionary meaning.
1poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
2the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
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